Chapter 42 Know Yourself and Know Your Enemy

  Ten days later, in the morning, Xia Chen and three others arrived at the arena.

  To everyone's surprise, nearly half of the post-heaven fifth-grade disciples and below came to the viewing platform, discussing and preparing to watch the competition between Chu Zhentian and Xia Chen.

  No wonder, Xia Chen is the ancient Yuansheng body, and several times made a big splash, in the door fame loud extreme, Chu Zhen Tian is also half a foot into the post-sixth heavy strong brother disciple, the two men's public competition, naturally is very eye-catching.

  "I wonder, in today's competition between Chu Zhen Tian and Xia Chen, who will have the upper hand?"

  "Of course it's Chu Zhen Tian, do you even need to ask? Chu Zhen Tian has been cultivating for many years and has already stepped into the sixth stage of post-heavenly cultivation with half a foot. Xia Chen is just a new disciple with an ancient yuan saint body, after all, how can he be a match for Chu Zhen Tian with such a short cultivation time?"

  "I also have high hopes for Chu Zhen Tian, he's an old disciple and I've heard that Brother Chu has completed many tasks for various sects, cultivating a lot of skills outside, hiding his true abilities, far from being comparable to ordinary post-heavenly fifth realm, even rivaling the strength of post-heavenly sixth realm."

  "Not bad, this Xia Chen actually dares to rely on his ancient sacred body and wants to compare with Brother Chu. He really doesn't know the height of the sky or the thickness of the earth. I just can't stand such a sharp and revealing new disciple, it's time someone taught him a lesson."

  Everyone was talking about it.

  "Xia Chen, I didn't think you'd dare to come. I thought you'd use your master as a shield again." Chu Zhen Tian slowly walked up to Xia Chen, surrounded by his disciples, and said in a cold tone.

  "Big brother, you must help me get rid of this little bastard!" Chu Zhenhai stood behind Chu Zhen Tian, glaring viciously at Xia Chen.

  He was originally discarded by Han Dongyu and expelled from the sect, but as Chu Zhentian's younger brother, he could still enter and exit Zhengxuan Sect, only to lose his chance of cultivation forever. Now that he saw Xia Chen, his eyes turned red.

  "You should thank me, Chu Zhen Tian. If I were to ask my master to come out, you would end up like your younger brother. Of course, even if it were me who came out, your fate would already be sealed." Xia Chen said calmly.

  "Xia Chen, I hope your fists are as hard as your mouth, I won't show any mercy." Chu Zhen Tian said with a cold smile.

  "Too much talk is useless, since you're here too, let's get started now." Xia Chen said.

  "You're so eager to die?" Chu Zhen Tian sneered, "Very well, I'll fulfill your wish."

  "Chu Shi-di, when did you come back? Why didn't you even notify your older brother?" Suddenly, a loud voice came over.

  Two people turned around and saw a man with clear eyebrows and eyes walking from afar. His movements seemed slow, but in the blink of an eye, he was standing in front of Chu Zhen Tian.

  "Zheng Yi, brother!" Chu Zhen Tian hastily cupped his fists and smiled, "I just returned from a mission at the foot of the mountain, I've been busy, so I didn't have time to pay my respects to you, brother. Please forgive me, haha."

  His tone was very respectful, and it was clear that Zheng Yi's cultivation was quite high.

  Zheng Yi carelessly swept a glance at Xia Chen: "Nothing, I just haven't seen you in a long time, and I didn't expect that as soon as you came back, you'd cause such a big commotion. Since I heard about it, how could I not come to support you?"

  "Thank you, senior brother." Chu Zhen Tian said, pointing at Xia Chen coldly. "It's all because of this little bastard that my younger brother Chu Zhen Hai was crippled by Han Dong Yu and lost his cultivation. That's why I issued a public challenge. Since Zheng senior brother is here, he can serve as a witness for my junior."

  "So that's how it is. I said Zhen Hai was fine, but he ended up being crippled. It turns out it was all because of this person." Zheng Yi said calmly, "I heard this person has been acting very arrogantly lately, even Wu Shi Xiong, Yu Shi Jie and Fang Shi Jie were severely injured by him. I've disliked him for a long time now. Zhen Hai, don't worry, if Zheng Tian can't cripple him today, I, Zheng Yi, will help you do it!"

  "Thank you, Brother Zheng." Chu Zhenhai was overjoyed and glanced at Xia Chen, with a venomous glint flashing in his eyes.

  Zheng Yi said calmly, "What ancient sacred body, in my eyes it's just nonsense! Zhen Tian, you can come on stage and try, I'll be the witness. Don't hold back, use your full strength, let's see who dares to disobey!"

  He coldly smiled at Xia Chen, his face full of disdain.

  "The contest between him and me doesn't need any witness." Xia Chen said calmly, "The farther you roll for me, the farther you go!"

  "You little mongrel, how dare you speak to me like that?" Zheng Yi's face turned red with rage. "Do you know who I am? I can crush you to death with just one finger."

  "Who do you think you are?" Xia Chen sneered, "I even dared to scold Fang Ziqing to her face as a cheap person? What makes you better than Fang Ziqing? Zheng Yi, do you think I don't know your background? You're just a sixth-generation disciple of Xu Fang's sect, sent by your master, aren't you? Let me tell you, if you want to interfere with my affairs with Chu Zhentian, then Fang Ziqing will be your outcome!"

  Knowing oneself and knowing others, winning every battle. Since he knew that Yue Zifeng and Xue Fang were plotting against him, Xia Chen naturally became more cautious and his mind became deeper.

  For more than a month, Xia Chen seemed to be calm and collected, but in fact, through Mo Xiaoqi's channel, he had infiltrated the news of Yue Zifeng and Xu Fang's two disciples, including their relationships with other disciples, what moves they were making, and even what they were saying. Xia Chen was well-informed about everything.

  In response to Chu Zhen Tian's challenge, none of the other post-heaven sixth-grade disciples or above came, only Xu Fang's disciple Zheng Yi arrived suddenly, which speaks for itself.

  Zheng Yi's face changed, he was indeed appointed by Xu Fang and prepared to take advantage of the opportunity to abolish Xia Chen. Unexpectedly, Xia Chen saw through his purpose at a glance, it's really unbelievable, can Xia Chen predict the future?

  "A fierce glint flashed in his eyes: 'You little bastard, dare to insult my master? You're really asking for death.'"

  As he spoke, he suddenly flashed out his hand and made a fierce grab at Xia Chen.

  Xia Chen's eyes turned cold, his left arm shook, and in an instant, he drew out three overlapping fist shadows to meet Zheng Yi's grab.

  Even now, using Seven Shadow Fist with one hand, Xia Chen can easily produce four fist shadows.

  Bang! The two fists and palms intersected, the triple fist shadow shattered in an instant, but Zheng Yi's grab also bounced back, and it was a tie!

  Zheng Yi's mind was greatly shocked. Just now, although he didn't use his full strength, it was still a sudden attack. Not to mention the Fourth Heaven stage disciples, even Fifth Heaven stage cultivators would find it hard to withstand. How could Xia Chen possibly block it so easily?

  Chu Zhen Tian's eyes shrank fiercely, thinking that this little bastard had such a strong hidden strength!

  Others were even more shocked, when did Xia Chen become so powerful!

  "Am I seeing things? Xia Chen actually managed to block Zheng Shixiong's claw?"

  "Xia Chen was only at the Fourth Heaven of the Post-Heaven Realm, even if he progressed rapidly, he was still two realms away from the Sixth Heaven, how could he be so strong?"

  "The day after tomorrow, the sixth stage is a watershed in the post-heavenly realm. Even if one has just advanced to the sixth stage, they are much stronger than the peak of the fifth stage. How can Xia Chen be so powerful? It's as if he has eaten some kind of divine medicine! This power is simply not human!"

  On the platform, all the disciples said in unison.

  "You little mongrel, I won't kill you today, I swear to be a man!" Zheng Yi's face turned iron-green, suddenly attacking, but couldn't even take down a single outer disciple of the fourth generation, and became furious with shame.

  He raised his hand, and a strong gust of wind blew by, the aura of the Sixth Layer of Heaven's Refining rapidly rising.

  Xia Chen's face was solemn, and he signaled for his new disciple to retreat. The Six Reincarnations were not something to be taken lightly, and even with his divine abilities, the gap in their realms was too great. He also brought his entire body's strength to its peak.

  "Zheng Yi, it seems like you're not the protagonist today. You think you can usurp the throne, but it's not that easy." Suddenly, a melodious woman's voice rang out.

  Chen Qiushui! Zheng Yi's face changed greatly, and his rising momentum suddenly subsided.

  "It's the Great Master! The Great Master has also arrived? It's truly a rare occurrence, I don't know who is so lucky to have the Great Master come in person." The crowd exclaimed.

  Only one saw a bright and white-clad woman like autumn water, shining like the evening glow, stepping into the scene, instantly walking to the front of the crowd, it was Chen Qiushui.

  "Master sister, how did you come?" Xia Chen was both surprised and delighted, seeing Chen Qiushui, her heart suddenly warm and cozy.

  Chen Qiushui smiled slightly: "I'll take a look at you, can't I?"

  "Alright, of course, I'd be delighted, Brother," Xia Chen hastily replied.

  After finishing speaking, Xia Chen's face suddenly turned red, this answer was a bit... that way?

  "Master sister, what do you mean?" Zheng Yi took a step back, fully alert and loudly asked.

  Although he was a sixth-grade cultivator in the mortal world, he was still insignificant in front of Chen Qiushui.

  "What do you mean? Shouldn't I be the one asking you instead? Today is Xia Chen and Chu Zhen Tian's trial, what does your move count as? Moreover, as a junior brother of the Post-Heaven Six Layers, you actually used all your strength against a new disciple. Don't you feel ashamed?"

  Zheng Yi's face turned bright red: "Elder sister, I just came to bear witness for Chu Shidi. It was this little... Xia Chen who insulted my master, so I wanted to teach him a lesson. Since elder sister has stepped in, naturally Shidi will not pursue the matter further."

  Chen Qiushui sneered, "Since you're here to testify for Chu Zhentian, I'll do the same for Xia Chen. Zheng Yi, if we're going to play, let's go all out. Why don't we put up some stakes and make a bet?"

  "Alright!" Zheng Yi was forced by Chen Qiushui, and could only grit his teeth. "If Master wants to gamble, I'll accompany her for a round. I bet that Chu Shidi will win, with one yuan stone as the stake. What does Master think?"

  He took out a round stone with a milky white color from his bosom and placed it on his palm.

  "Round stone!" The crowd couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.

  Xia Chen's heart skipped a beat as well. Yuanshi was an extremely precious cultivation material, and cultivators could directly absorb the heaven and earth's yuanqi through it, which was countless times faster than normal cultivation.

  In any sect, yuan stones are extremely precious resources, limited in supply and basically used by divine transcendence cultivators. Postnatal disciples can only rely on rewards or occasional opportunities to obtain them.

  Yuanshi is also a basic trading item in the cultivation world, equivalent to gold and silver in the secular world. Zheng Yi was able to take it out, which shows that he had invested heavily.

  "Alright, since you're betting with the yuan stone, I won't be stingy either." Chen Qiushui's slender jade hand flipped over, and a bottle of dan medicine appeared in her hand. "This is a bottle of Great Jade Dan, as my stake, I bet Xia Chen will win."

  The eyes of the crowd suddenly added a few points of scorching color, and the Great Jade Elixir was an extremely high-grade wound-healing and detoxifying sacred medicine, its value not below that of yuan stones.